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The Wide World, July 1915

· July 1915

The Wide World, July 1915
A Millionaire's Adventure July 1915 issue of *The Wide World Magazine* contains adventure and travel narratives alongside period advertising. Featured stories include "A Millionaire's Adventure" by Luigi Pescio, detailing a 1903 incident involving Signor Luigi Beretta, a Milan millionaire who becomes victim of an elaborate criminal plot. Additional adventure accounts encompass "War-Time Wanderings in the Italian Alps" (M.S.T.), "A Fight for Life in Mid-Air" by Ernest Outhwaite, and "The Adventures of Howard Blackburn" (illustrated with photographs). Short stories include "The Lion's Cub" by Dennis H. Stovall, "Aunt Barbara Visits Mustypore," "A Woman Alone in China (Part II)" by Mary Gaunt, and "A Tragic Ocean Race" by Henry E. Standen. Non-fiction contributions address "Grubb of Gran Chaco," "Six Weeks in Lahoul," travel accounts in South America, and "The Haunted Tomb." The issue emphasizes authentic first-person narratives of adventure, exploration, and dangerous encounters.

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